Information about #AFA259 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AFA259 presents itself as a moderately toned golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Slightly further away sit Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Gingko (#A59C55).
The recipe behind #AFA259 is rgb(175, 162, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFA259 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AFA259 color variations
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#AFA259 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AFA259 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AFA259 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AFA259 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AFA259 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AFA259 color
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Nearest named colors to #AFA259
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AF9B60
#B99E56
#A59C55
#BBA151
#ADB15E
#BE9D5E
#B7945D
#B79E67
#B6935C
#B9AD61
#B2994B
#A89C4A
#AFA259 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AFA259
- RGB175, 162, 89
- CMYK0, 5, 34, 31
- CSSrgb(175, 162, 89)
- HSL51°, 35%, 52%
- HSL Precise50.93°, 34.959%, 51.765%
- HSV51°, 49%, 69%
- HSB51°, 49%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.635, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.635, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.635, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAFA259
- DECIMAL ID11510361
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
